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possible to produce a strain of fowls which will 

 lay eggs of a fairly uniform size and of a uniform 

 color. 



Breeds. Among the almost innumerable breeds 

 of fowls which have been produced by poultrymen 

 and fanciers it is impossible to mention more than a 

 few of those which are of real value and produc- 

 tiveness under ordinary conditions. The chicken 

 breeds for the farmer are probably the Barred and 

 White Plymouth Rock, White Wyandotte, and Buff 

 Orpington. This may seem to be an unnecessary 

 discrimination against many breeds which are 

 known to be excellent layers and fairly good meat 

 makers. The birds mentioned are what might be 

 called general purpose breeds, being good layers 

 and capable of producing a large quantity of 

 excellent meat. In a series of comparisons made 

 in Canada regarding the cost of gain in different 

 breeds the Light Brahma stood first at three and 

 seven-tenths cents per pound followed by White 

 Plymouth Rock, Faverolle, Dorking and Buff Orp- 

 ington at three and eight-tenths cents per pound, 

 Barred Plymouth Rock at four cents, White Wyan- 

 dotte four and two-tenths cents, Indian Game four 

 and five-tenths cents, and Rhode Island Red four 

 and seven-tenths cents. In selecting birds for use 

 on the farm it is desirable to know the color of the 

 flesh. The Hamburg, Minorca, Andalusian, Red 

 Cap and Black Orpington are black-fleshed breeds. 

 The Leghorn, Ancona, Plymouth Rock, Wyandotte 

 and Brahma are yellow-fleshed while the Houdan, 

 Buff Orpington and Scotch Gray are white-fleshed 

 breeds. In Utah a number of comparisons have 

 been made between breeds to determine their 

 relative merits. In one test the average annual 

 profit per hen from Barred Plymouth Rocks was 



